Naka那賀町

Naka-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Naka (那賀町, Naka-cho) is a town in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 7,367 (2020 census), area 694.98 km². Borders 11 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Naka District, Tokushima Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

那賀町

Reading

Naka-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Naka District 那賀郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokushima 徳島県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

7,367 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.3% from 8,402

Area

694.98 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

3,187

Under 15

7.6%

65 and over

51.8%

Foreign residents

12 (0.2%)

Code

36368 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tokushima-naka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

11 places share a land border with Naka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Anan City阿南市
• Mima City美馬市
• Miyoshi City三好市
• Katsura Town勝浦町
• Kamikatsu Town上勝町
• Kamiyama Town神山町
• Minami Town美波町
• Kaiyo Town海陽町
• Aki City安芸市(Kōchi)
• Kami City香美市(Kōchi)
• Umaji Village馬路村(Kōchi)

Questions about Naka

Is Naka a city, a town, or a village?

Naka (那賀町) is a town (町, cho) in Tokushima Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Naka District (那賀郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Naka?

Naka is in Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Naka?

7,367 at the 2020 census, down 12.3% from 8,402 in 2015. The area is 694.98 km², which is 11 people per km². 3,187 households. 51.8% of residents are 65 or older and 7.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Naka?

11: Anan City (阿南市), Mima City (美馬市), Miyoshi City (三好市), Katsura Town (勝浦町), Kamikatsu Town (上勝町), Kamiyama Town (神山町), Minami Town (美波町), Kaiyo Town (海陽町), Aki City (安芸市) in Kōchi, Kami City (香美市) in Kōchi, and Umaji Village (馬路村) in Kōchi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Naka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Naka written in Japanese?

那賀町, read Naka-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Naka begin?

徳島県那賀郡那賀町… (Tokushima-ken, Naka-gun, Naka-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.